By Sonia Agnesod | Planning, coordination and compliance
With nearly half a million Venezuelan nationals, Ecuador hosts the third largest Venezuelan migrant population worldwide, after Colombia and Peru. Yet, most of them remain undocumented, preventing them from building a brighter future in the country. Many use the Andean nation as a transit country towards other South American countries, such as Peru and Chile.
The regularization process is key to building productive lives for Venezuelan migrants, allowing access to the job market and social security system, and easing their access to rights and basic services such as health care and education. Venezuelans must first complete the online and biometric migratory registry with the Ministry of Interior. After obtaining the migratory certificate, they can register via an online platform managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, apply for the temporary residence visa for two years and access an Ecuadorian identity card.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is supporting the Government of Ecuador in this initiative, offering expertise, capacity, presence and resources to keep strengthening the process and ensure that no one is left behind. “Regularization is key to facilitating their socio-economic integration and provides a doorway to full inclusion,” said Jose Ivan Davalos, Chief of Mission of IOM Ecuador. “It also brings benefits not only to migrants themselves but also to the host communities where they seek safety.”
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